Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and PTSD, finding that his preexisting psychiatric disorder was not aggravated by military service.

The VA determined that there is no current diagnosed psychiatric disorder related to the veteran's service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral compartment syndrome and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD and schizophrenia are not related to his military service, and thus denied both claims.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining service medical records and a VA psychiatric examination to determine if the veteran's schizophrenia began during or as a result of his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for direct and secondary service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, as well as his claim for service connection for Type 2 diabetes mellitus (claimed as a result of herbicide exposure). The effective date was not established due to lack of evidence.

The Board is remanding the case to the RO for further action, including obtaining SSA records and readjudicating the claim.

The veteran's service records do not show any diagnosis of the claimed conditions. The Board finds that these conditions are not related to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, and new evidence received since 1989 did not meet the criteria to reopen the claim.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, but additional development is required regarding the underlying service connection claim.

The Board is remanding the case to consider whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied service connection for a back disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence of in-service injury or disease. The left knee issue is referred to the RO.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection of a psychiatric disorder, claimed as schizophrenia, and determined that it was incurred in service due to aggravation.

The case is being returned to the RO for additional development due to issues related to the veteran's service-connected disabilities and his claim for additional vocational rehabilitation benefits.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for paranoid schizophrenia in August 1984, finding that there was no evidence of a psychiatric or nervous disorder during active duty for training. The RO has since attempted to reopen the claim with new and material evidence but found it not material.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a VA psychiatric evaluation and verifying stressor events. The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is pending.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected schizophrenia, paranoid type does not render him unemployable due to his condition.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of January 22, 1990, for a 100 percent rating for schizophrenia is being remanded due to the need for VCAA notification and readjudication.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to deficiencies in the VCAA notice provided.

The Board has denied the claims for service connection for a right ankle disability, a right knee disability including arthritis, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD). The appellant did not provide objective evidence of injury in service or current disabilities. There is no medical opinion linking any current conditions to military service.